Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-01
Who holds the health record in Latvia?
In 2026, Latvia scores 62 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 16= of 198 countries (likely range 7 to 34), in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-01.
The person has real controls inside a state or provider system. Its strongest right against the other countries is patient control and consent (62, against a median of 30 across 198 countries); no right falls below the median, and the closest to it is research and trial consent (50, median 46).
The E-veselība record, with an access log and patient bans, covers prescriptions, labs and discharges, but staff snooping persists and the portal is being rebuilt.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
62overall, of 100 · Mixed
16=rank of 198
Sharedwho holds the keys
mediumconfidence
90 · Platinumevidence grade (DTI)
Can I get my health records in Latvia?
Access to the full record scores 64 of 100 in Latvia, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. The free national E-veselība portal shows prescriptions, referrals, discharge summaries and lab results (from 2024), and the law gives one free copy within three working days. Export and full history depth were not verified, so the score sits in the lower half of its band.
Can I control who sees my health record in Latvia?
Control and consent scores 62 of 100 in Latvia, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. Patients can see an audit log of who opened their record, ban all access or block chosen providers and data, and delegate access. Records are open to treating staff by default, and repeated snooping cases keep the score in the lower half of the band.
Eight rights, against Iceland, Slovenia, Belgium and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
64
62 · 66 · 68
Patient control and consent20%
62
55 · 60 · 72
Privacy and security15%
58
62 · 62 · 54
Connected care journey15%
70
76 · 66 · 68
Protection from commercial use10%
55
58 · 60 · 54
Clinician access at the point of care10%
66
74 · 68 · 62
Research and trial consent5%
50
50 · 45 · 49
Clinical AI governance5%
50
50 · 50 · 50
Black dot: Latvia. Hollow dots: Iceland, Slovenia, Belgium (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Latvia 62, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Latvia need to change to score higher?
Latvia sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are research and trial consent (50, median 46) and protection from commercial use (55, median 45). The published rubric reads:
Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
Which laws give health record rights in Latvia?
Patient Rights Law (Pacientu tiesību likums) (2009): Right to see and copy records, written consent for disclosure, research rules with a written ban right.
Cabinet Regulation No. 134 on the unified health sector information system (2014): Runs E-veselība: upload deadlines, access logs, patient full or partial access bans, retention periods.
Cabinet Regulation No. 446 on permits to use patient data in research (2015): Disease control centre grants research permits and publishes each permit within five working days.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
33.5 2023 · OECD 28 of 38
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
43.6 2023 · OECD 33 of 38
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
40.4% 2023 · OECD 3 of 35
Record reaches private care?
connected
"45. Ārstniecības iestādēm ir pienākums tiešsaistē sniegt veselības informācijas sistēmai: 45.1. no 2016. gada 1. decembra – šo noteikumu 11.4.5. apakšpunktā norādītos datus; 45.2. no 2018. gada 1. janvāra – šo noteikumu 11.4.1., 11.4.2., 11.4.3., 11.4.6., 11.4.8., 11.4.9., 11.4.10. un 11.4.11. apakšpunktā norādītos datus, kā arī šo noteikumu 11.4.4. apakšpunktā norādītos datus, izrakstot zāles, kuru iegādes izdevumus pacientam daļēji vai pilnībā kompensē no valsts budžeta līdzekļiem."
Published stories
2026-08-03 · Datu valsts inspekcija (Data State Inspectorate of Latvia) Manager reprimanded for checking an employee's sick-leave record in the national health system
2025-11-03 · Datu valsts inspekcija (Data State Inspectorate of Latvia) Health worker fined for reading a grown daughter's national health record
In 2026, Latvia scored 62 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 16= of 198 countries (likely range 7 to 34) (Mixed; who holds the keys: Shared). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-01, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/LVA/
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OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (38 mostly high-income countries). DTI: SuperTruth's Data Trust Index, grading the evidence behind each score. Everything here comes from public information: laws, government and regulator pages, court decisions, published news, WHO, OECD and World Bank data. Full sources: https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/LVA/#sources. SuperTruth built this index and sells health data verification products; no one paid to be included. Research tool, not legal advice. Text and scores CC BY 4.0.
